[jasonmp85]

Not a very good joke. I'd have considered it a moral imperative to act on that impulse.

[H4CK3RM4N]

As soon as Facebook takes a political stance, the other half of the population will leave.

[mattnewton]

It is sad that voter participation is a partisan issue in the United States.

[derefr]

The idea was telling only those voters in certain counties (who predictably would vote a certain way) to vote; i.e., a less-blatant version of telling exactly the subset of people who are registered to vote for a given party, to go out and vote. That is a partisan action.

[H4CK3RM4N]

That was what I meant, although I have to agree with the parent that Facebook really should show everyone a get out and vote message.

[mattnewton]

If they did it would still be seen as a Democratic-leaning message.

[brokenmachine]

So Republicans don't want people to vote?

Real question, I'm in Australia and don't know.

[derefr]

Perhaps, but it'd then just be on the same level as any other broadcast medium that puts out such a message. I presume the more partisan of the cable news channels are still allowed to say "hey everyone, vote!"?

[keebEz]

Maybe they did?

[guelo]

They didn't use it themselves, they sold the tool to political campaigns.